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Note: Kim Ludtke and I have been e-mailing back and forth. We also have spoken by phone several times in the past couple of weeks. He wanted to clear up the story about how Silver Laughter got its name. –… Read More ›

This afternoon I spoke for quite a while on the phone with Kim Ludtke who was celebrating Christmas Eve at his parents’ house in Davenport, Iowa. As usual, they were waiting for brother, Jon, to show up, so I never… Read More ›

I was born Michael John Orton. My Uncle Floyd always wanted to call me “Mickey”… over my mother’s dead body! As a kid, my hero was baseball player, Mickey Mantle, so this must have planted the seed. During the final… Read More ›

As of the last report, December 21, 2012 (the end of the world according to the Mayan Calendar – sorry to disappoint you doomsayers. Of course, according to Curly in “City Slickers”, “The day ain’t over yet!”) the band members… Read More ›